Here is a list of some Basic Shortcut Keys for Microsoft Word.
Ctrl + A
Select all contents of the page
Ctrl + B
Bold the highlighted selection
Ctrl + C
Copy selected text
Ctrl + X
Cut selected text
Ctrl + N
Open a new or blank document
Ctrl + O
Open options
Ctrl + P
Open the print window
Ctrl + F
Open find box to search text within the
document
Ctrl + I
Italicise the highlighted selection
Ctrl + K
Insert a link/Hyperlink
Ctrl + U
Underline the highlighted selection
Ctrl + V
Paste the copied data
Ctrl + Y
Redo the last action performed
Ctrl + Z
Undo the last action
Ctrl + G
Find and replace options
Ctrl + H
Find and replace options
Ctrl + J
Justify paragraph alignment
Ctrl + L
Align selected text or line to the left
Ctrl + Q
Align selected paragraph to the left
Ctrl + E:
Align selected text or line to the centre
Ctrl + R
Align selected text or line to the
right
Ctrl + M
Indent the paragraph
Ctrl + D
Font options
Ctrl + Shift + F
Change the font
Ctrl + ]
Increase selected font +1
Ctrl + [
Decrease selected font -1
Ctrl + (Left arrow)
Move one word to the left
Ctrl + (Right arrow)
Move one word to the right
Ctrl + (Up arrow)
Move to the beginning of the line or
paragraph
Ctrl + (Down arrow)
Move to the end of the paragraph
Ctrl + Del
Delete the word to the right of the
cursor
Ctrl + Backspace
Delete the word to the left of the
cursor
Ctrl + End
Move cursor to end of the document
Ctrl + Home
Move the cursor to the beginning of the
document
Ctrl + Space
Reset highlighted text to the default
font
Ctrl + Alt + 1
Change text to heading 1
Ctrl + Alt + 2
Change text to heading 2
Ctrl + Alt + 3
Change text to heading 3
Shift + F3
Change case of selected text
F7
Spelling and Grammar
F12
Save as
Ctrl + S
Save Option/Save the Current Document
Alt + Shift + D
Insert the current date
Alt + Shift + T
Insert the current time
Ctrl + W
Close document